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I have a 7” tarter box frame lift disc and I need to put somthing behind it to level the ground. I tried my chain harrow but it’s really not heavy enough to smooth the ground behind it. I cut a heavy log and I’m thinking that should work Has anyone done this and how did you set the log to pull...

I have read that walnut trees give off a chemical from the roots and the fallen nuts that can inhibit the growth of some plants within their root or drop zone. Does anyone know of clover is susceptible to that? I have several walnut trees on the edge of what I want to be a clover plot

What are the pro's/cons of opening up the canopy in a creek bottom with hills on both sides in order to create a sanctuary/bedding cover? I have always avoided any working or hunting in creek bottoms, just of a mind that deer don't use them except to pass through on occasion. I am now wondering...

We have just been fortunate enough to purchase a new piece of ground this week. The property is mostly wooded with a small opening here and there and some nice trails. The largest open section on the property is a big open flat. Back in the day I don't know if was used as a log landing, or a...

Looking for some help on Liberty and generic liberty rates. The labeled rate is 15-29 oz per acre of Glufosinate. Can anyone help me with converting that to oz per gallon for burndown before a brassica planting? Thanks in advance

I had a failure of my Cowpea/lablab plot, so I'm going to go back with soybeans from my local farm store. I'm going to burndown the field Saturday and then hopeflly plant the following weekend. My question is- other than being roundup ready vs not, what is the pro/con to Hutcheson vs RR bean...

I will be planting Iron Clay Cow please, Lablab, sunflowers and Milo this weekend. I have both a disk and a drag harrow. I have never planted this mix before so not sure which method is better for covering this specific seed- which I know needs to be deeper than the smaller seed I normally...

I am looking at purchasing some former timber company ground. The draws, slops and creek bottoms are in hardwood, and there are logging trails and some large landings on the property. That said, Basically all of the ridgetop and flat upland ground is in rows of pine that are probable 4-6" DBH. I...

West KY zone 7a- I have a large plot of buckwheat that it’s time to terminate. I am ultimately prepping this to be a warm season. Plot next year but want to get what benefits I can this year. For a variety of reasons I am planning to put cereal rye as the winter crop. Could I get by planting...

I'm looking for some help with how to set up some plot mixes I am putting together for Western KY- Zone 7a- fall food plots Here are the mixes- if I can get some input on lbs per acre I would really appreciate the help Mix 1 Duranna Clover Crimson Clover annual Oats Mix 2 Turnips Sugar Beats...

I have briefly touched on this topic in another of my threads, but wanted to get a dedicated one to get some specific input. I am located in zone 7a- western KY I did spread 2T ac of lime this spring, but that will be all of the soil amending I can do until next year. I have 3 acres of...

My question is- does applying herbicide to a cover crop when terminating (buckwheat in this case) reduce the benifit or soil building properties of the organic matter. I have some buckwheat that I planted right at the first of June and will be putting in fall oats it late august or early sept...

I recently heard on a podcast, folks talking about planting Brassicas early- like in June, in order to have a longer growing season. I believe this was in a northern area. I am in Kentucky- Zone 7a and am wondering if I can pull something like this off, in order to allow for more growing time...

I have 26lbs of a NWSG/Forb/Millet (Nurse) mix that I will be planting soon. I will be using a bag spreader to do this and the local conservation office reccomended that I use oats or cat litter as an extender/carrier for the hard to spread seed. I did this last year with no extender and I...

I have a fallow filed that I want to manage without spending any money. I am looking for general wildlife cover and just to obstruct or create a boring view from the road. Is there any specific combination of discing and mowing I should use? It’s currently in the first year out of soy beans...

For background I have a field that I have taken out of row crop production to use for wildlife. This field has quite a bit of glyphosate resistant marestail. I intend- and have started the process of splitting this field into 3 different scenarios/use categories- NWSG/Forbs, Summer plantings-...

Would you folks please share some examples of forb species that I could broadcast in with a NWSG mix, that are not nescisarily pollinators? What I am finding around here is that some of the local seed providers pre-mix for CRP plantings and pollinator plantings that folks do cost share on...

Got my soil tests back today and AFTER adjusting for RNV- I have arrived at an avg recommended amount of 2 tons per acres. I’ll have to call Tomorow to get per ton delivered and spread options but my question for now is- How much of a difference would I see this spring in corn planting and...

I have a have a friend who recently purchased 800ish acres of old timber company ground. It's covered up in stumps to the point that every area he could do somthing is going to need to have the stumps dealt with. In talking the only thing we've been able to come up with are to get a dozer and...

I have a 3/4 acre area where a year ago I killed most of the cannopy with Girdle and squirt or hack and squirt. One of the first plants to come back was spice bush. I have heard this isn't desirable, but I would like to understand why? My primary goal is turkey habitat and deer a close second...